A great number of events are organised during the year. For instance, the “Ciaspolada”, the famous winter race / run with snowshoe race; the “4 ville in fiore”, the spring festival to celebrate the blooming period with a competition among the apple trees of the Val di Non; the “Dragononesa”, the competition between canoeists on lake Santa Giustina; the festivals, cultural and gastronomic events, in which you can sample and enjoy the typical cuisine of the valley and watch historic recreations in exclusive historic centres; the “Pomaria”, the celebration to honour the apples and autumn harvest; and the many Christmas markets in the near cities Bolzano and Merano as well as the farmer markets where you can buy fresh vegetables and fruit from the garden.